Government and politics

Republican ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump ‘suffocated the soul of’ the GOP

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger in his Democratic National Convention speech that “Donald Trump has suffocated the soul of the…

DNC Day 4 Live: Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer and former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver her highly-anticipated keynote speech on Thursday to cap the final night of…

This was the schedule of speakers on the final night of the DNC

Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in a speech on the final night of…

Josh Shapiro blasts Trump for calling him ‘overrated Jewish Governor’

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday accused Donald Trump of peddling antisemitism after the Republican presidential nominee called him a…

New York drug dealer whose prison sentence Trump commuted arrested on assault charges

A convicted New York drug dealer and predatory lender who walked free from a 10-year federal prison sentence after it…

Poet Amanda Gorman’s new poem celebrates democracy and unity

Amanda Gorman, the first U.S. national youth poet laureate, put themes of democracy and unity at the fore of a…

China’s state media slams U.S. over Biden nuclear strategy report

China’s state media and Foreign Ministry quickly moved to criticize Washington, after The New York Times reported that U.S. President…

Nancy Pelosi lauds Harris’ political skill in securing nomination with ‘dignity and grace’

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi focused on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in her speech at the third…

China’s ‘growing authoritarianism’ poses a global challenge, Taiwan’s President Lai warns

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has cautioned that China’s “growing authoritarianism” will not stop with the island, and that it poses…

Tim Walz tells DNC that he and Harris will ‘turn the page on Donald Trump’

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night that he and Vice President Kamala Harris will…